US History 2nd 9 Weeks Exam

The Second Continental Congress created the Olive Branch Petition,hoping to

The Articles of Confederation created the law makingbranch of gov't, or the _________ branch.

A(n) ___________ is a tax on imported goods.

The _______________ officially ended the American Revolution inSeptember of 1783.

The ___ was the French insult of U.S. in which $250k was demanded to meet high-level officials.

The Pinckney Treaty with Spain in 1795

Refused to support the Constitution until amendments were added that protected Americans.

The Judiciary Act of 1789 did all of the following EXCEPT

Document created by Thomas Paine, helping unite Americans behind therevolution movement.

Colonists that were loyal to the crown and did not support the AmericanRevolution.

_____ were acts allowing Pres Adams to deport his enemies by raising laws for U.S. citizenship.

This 1765 tax required colonists to purchase a special stamp for allpaper products.

The Marbury vs Madison (1803) Supreme Court case stated

First “win” of the American Revolution for the colonists - Involved sneaking up on Hessians.

________________ can be used to alter the Constitution overtime.  There are 27 today.

The Constitution gave ____________ the power to create the JudicialBranch.

Stated that 3/5 of the amount of slaves in each state would counttowards representation.

Which of the following WAS NOT a weakness of theArticles of Confederation?

Colonists that supported the American Revolution.

The Constitution created a(n) _____________ that would elect thepresident.

The first constitution for the people of the United States.

The Treaty of Ghent declared an armistice, or

Jay’s Treaty (between the United States and Great Britain)____________________.

The War of 1812 was sparked by British impressment of American vessels.  Impressment means

The Whiskey Rebellion took place because

The first battle of the American Revolution, which was won by theBritish.

First organized win for the Americans (without having to surprise).  Took place October 1777.

Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from

How did President Washington choose to respond to the French Revolution?

What war was the cause for the “unfair” taxation of the Americancolonists?

Supported the Constitution without need of amendments.

Southern farmers grew _______ like tobacco.

The SECOND president of the United States was

The election of 1796 demonstrated sectionalism, or ____________.

The THIRD president of the United States was

The __________________ includes the first 10 amendments to theConstitution.

The line from Question 1 addresses the American colonial complaint that

The FIRST president of the United States was

The New Jersey Plan of representation called for

Complete the line “No ______________ without representation.”

The Virginia Plan of representation called for

The Constitution gave ____________ the power to create the ExecutiveBranch.

The first two political parties in the United States were the

The compromise that combined the New Jersey and Virginia plans forcongressional representation.

Which of the following WAS NOT a major question addressed by the Articles of Confederation?

The Articles of Confederation said that state representation would bedecided by 

This tax would lead to the Boston Tea Party once placed on the favorite drink of colonists.

The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people.

The Boston Massacre was caused when

Group formed to fight the “unfair” taxation of American colonists by theBritish.